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Topic: Trump: NASA workforce and budget cuts
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issman1
Member Posts: 1182
From: UK
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 06-06-2025 05:05 AM
  
As the quote goes: "arguing with a fool proves there are two" and that's what we witnessed.Worse, it may prevent SpaceX from returning humans to the surface of the Moon quickly. |
dom
Member Posts: 1133
From:
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 06-06-2025 05:35 AM
Things seem to have calmed down a little today (with talk of efforts to cool the spat) but in the long run this might effect Musk's closeness to NASA. As we all know, Trump is a man who likes to hold a grudge... |
Jim Behling
Member Posts: 2001
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 06-06-2025 07:52 AM
"Closeness" to the president and NASA are two different things. It is not going to affect SpaceX and NASA. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 54956
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-09-2025 05:46 PM
Update from NASA: NASA is continuing its phased approach to streamline its workforce and reduce its overall headcount. All NASA civil servants received notification Monday [June 9, 2025] the agency is offering a Deferred Resignation Program, Voluntary Early Retirement Authority, and/or Voluntary Separation Incentive Program. This affords employees the opportunity to depart while ensuring the agency remains fully capable to pursue its mission. Eligibility for these programs will vary depending on each employee's individual situation. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 54956
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-26-2025 09:28 AM
NASA update NASA's Deferred Resignation Program, Voluntary Early Retirement Authority, and Voluntary Separation Incentive Program closed at 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday. Safety remains a top priority for our agency as we balance the need to become a more streamlined and more efficient organization and work to ensure we remain fully capable of pursuing a Golden Era of exploration and innovation, including to the Moon and Mars.
Numbers are as follows: - Deferred Resignation Program #1: about 4.8% of the workforce (about 870 individuals)
- Deferred Resignation Program #2 (including VERA and VSIP, in addition to DRP): about 16.4% of the workforce, approximately 3,000 employees
- NASA's expected remaining civil servant workforce following both DRP programs, as well as normal attrition (about 500) over the same time period: about 14,000
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